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DJ Mag UK — CARISTA [February 2024, Issue 650] Thank you @djmagofficial for having me on your magazine cover of your February 2024 issue! If you told me about this when I bought 2 Reloop turntables and a Numark mixer many years ago and taught myself how to DJ via YouTube Tutorials I would not believe you. Yet here I am setting the tone for my 2024, embracing everything that’s coming on my path more than ever before and continue to have fun whilst living my own (and my mother’s + @soundsfamiliar__ ‘s truest OG Ornella - I love you both so much !!!!) wildest dreams by being myself and trying my utmost best to unify dancefloors wherever I go. To everyone who has supported me in and contributed to my career in any way - you are appreciated, this one is also for you ✨ Much love to the incredibly sweet and honest @ria__hylton for the lovely interview (none of this would happen without your input) and an applause to @oliver_webb and the creative team for executing the vision and bringing out the best in me at @180.studios in London. Read my cover story, the editorial feature and more in the printed magazine. There are 35.000 of them and you can grab your own physical copy now on > djmagshop.com < The digital version will be released in February. With love from Utrecht to the world, CARISTA —— Credits Interview: @ria__hylton Cover: @oliver_webb 1st AC: @celiacroft Digi-tech: @cassiangray Producer: @thomas_prees Styling: @brydieperkins Make-Up: @chessthornton Hair: @aminataonline + @braidsbyxio Hair Assistant: Sara Asunramu  Movement Director: @joegreyadams Set Design: @hannahknowlesstudio Photographer Music Studio: @tarona Assistant: @zoekira Photographer Event: @rafa.morse for @odd___odd All clothes via @machine_a and @acoldwall

⭕️ MAY — SEPTEMBER 2024 ⭕️ DJ bookings: ornella@soundsfamiliar.it Promos: musicforcarista@gmail.com 🎵 CARISTA - ‘Believe’ [forthcoming @soundsfamiliar__ ] Design: @jasper6000

WHOOAAAA 😳!!!! I CAN’T STOP SMILING!!!! THANK YOU @glastofest @block9official CREW AND EVERYONE IN THE FIELD TO EXPERIENCE IT ALL!!!!!! THAT WAS REALLY SIIIICK!!!!! I CLOSED THE FIRST NIGHT OF THE IICON STAGE AT GLASTONBURY!!!! OMG WHAT A DREAM!!!! WHAT A PRODUCTION!!! 😭🥹🫂❤️ SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO CHERYL!!!!!! AND LOOSE!!!!! AND GIDEON!!!!! THERE WILL BE MORE CLOSINGSETS ANNOUNCED THIS YEAR - JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT!!!!

Oooh @lagolagofestival 💖 I wasn’t too sure if we could top last year’s madness.. but I think we nailed it! It was so wonderful to play for you again this past Saturday for the second time in a row at The Villa-stage! And the crowd’s energy.. pfff.. it was over 9000 (!!!). Despite the rain you stood there in your poncho’s and umbrella’s jumping, screaming and dancing. Kippenvel! Thank you so much for everything.. Hopefully till next year! And to all my fellow Surinamese people: Tide na Fos’ dey fa moeng Juli! Mi winsi yu wan swit’ Manspasi dey, tide a Keti Koti. No vergeti pe yu komoto 🇸🇷❤️🇸🇷 Credits Slide 1: @kaap.jpg Track ID: Kaap - Sereen (forthcoming on @heistrecordings ) Slide 2: @renstenzer Track ID: Basement Jaxx - Fly Life (Extra) Slide 3: @contentkartel.nl Track ID: Paul Rayner - Ruff Nex (Speed Garage 1996)

Wooow Glastonbury I’m finally here!!!!! I’m super excited to make my debut and play the IICON stage tonight. It looks and sounds insaaaaane in real life too🤯 Come and get it! Set time: 01:30 - END 🏋🏾‍♀️ Much love to @gideon_dj_official ❤️ @glastofest @block9official

Memories! DJsets I played in Het Muzieklokaal and De Club at @deschoolamsterdam have been recorded and 13 of them are now up for playback in Het Archief like the set in Het Muzieklokaal right after playing that infamous @boilerroomtv + @dkmntl gig on 04.08.2018, huge groovy technorollers in De Club on 28.05.2023 (hothothot!), my set during Het Einde earlier this year (🥰) and a bunch of others. I guess it captures my journey of growth in sound and selections incl. a few offbeat mixing slips here and there (sorry for not being perfect loool) Head over to: hetarchief.deschoolamsterdam.nl to check them all out and find DJsets by hundreds of artists who played at DS over the years. I remember playing Africa Hitech - Out In The Streets (VIP) in Het Muzieklokaal – instant madnesssss 🗣️ Enjoy listening and thank you for being there in the moment together with me xx

Oh London, I’m back (again)! Tomorrow on Saturday May 25th I’m playing @thisisgala ’s main stage and I can’t wait to bring the heat right before @jobjobse will smash it out the parc ✨ The line up of this 3-day South London festival is mental, so come out and join the fun front left right mid center. See you there! Photo @elskenissenph

That was really good fun at the @blackartistdatabase release party at @fabriclondonofficial with @niks_bad @reecespooner @afrodeutsche @rroxymore , @tygapaw and the rest of the crew 💫 Video: @paulina_fraczek

The past few weeks I’ve been preparing myself mentally and physically for probably one of the most crazy exciting and intense 4 months of my career thusfar 🏋🏾‍♀️💫 Tomorrow on Saturday May 18th I’ll make my debut at @awakenings (set time 15:45 - 17:45 at Area 22) and directly after my djset I’m heading out to London for @blackartistdatabase release party at @fabriclondonofficial where I’ll close down room 2 (set time: 04:00 - 06:00). I’ll share my upcoming tourdates until September somewhere next week as some of you have been asking and are curious where I’ll be playing this summer ❤️ Photo: @jordybrada

Thanks for having me @radioradio.fm @puma and everyone in the place to be on Kingsday! Shouts to @circular.official and @patronaathaerlem the night before 💫 Track ID: @knownasjael - Nancy Junglist 📹: @markuslaza

Few weeks ago I played the last gig of my australia tour at @notomorrow___ ‘s season finale in Brisbane. Turned out to be a fun one as you can see in the videos! Thanks to @astral_people , @soundsfamiliar__ , the promoters for making it all happen and ofcourse you, the dancers and people I met along the way for an absolutely nice time away from home ✨ Slide 1: Scotti Deep - Brooklyn Beats (Pulse 2 Rhythm Remix) Slide 2: @yaleesahall - Newman

What a warm welcome back in the country and a fun belated birthday party with the @fish.tapes gang (see slide 2, aren’t they the cutest?) at @theshorescheveningen ✨ Thanks for having me over, I’m already excited for the next one! Slide 1: @rhyw__ - Honey Badger (s/o @cinnaman ) Slide 2: @cariboumusic - Honey Video: @alexheuvink